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Old Biloxi
, starting at the far end of Lameuse Boulevard, consists of narrow streets of stuccoed buildings, in a tree-shaded tranquility that seems miles from the hustle of US-90. Across the highway, shrimp and oyster fleets unload their catch at the
Small Crafts Harbor
. You can rent boats to visit windblown
Deer Island
, half a mile offshore, or just to go fishing (70-minute shrimping tours; $11; tel 228/385-1182). A mile west, a glut of the usual shops selling T-shirts, seashells, trinkets and other ephemera marks the approach to the most popular stretch of
Harrison County Beach
, in front of the
Broadwater Resort East
.
Five miles west of Main Street, the compact white raised cottage of
Beauvoir
(March-Oct 9am-5pm, Nov-Feb 9am-4pm; $7.50), set in beautiful wooded grounds across from the ocean, was the final home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who lived here until his death in 1889. Though not sponsored by the federal government, a
presidential library
has been opened there in honor of Davis, and includes an interesting museum chronicling his life. The area's role as a shrine for unrepentant Confederates is typified by the grandiose title of the Civil War museum - "Experiment in Nationalism" - and a bookstore that's bursting with back issues of
Southern Partisan
, a magazine featuring such editorials as "Why the South Was Right."
Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):
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